“I dreamed big my whole life, and I dreamed of being in a place where there was love and acceptance and community that I could be a part of, so I came to Los Angeles. I’ve been here for 14 years and I’ve kept trying and I’ve kept asking L.A., please make me be a part of you, please let me be accepted. And today, I feel like I’m home.”

Rance Collins (b.1988)

At his acceptance speech at the Assembly District 51 Award

for Excellence in Journalism

12-15-2024